Illinois 250 on Community Voices
A six-part radio series in partnership with NPR Illinois 91.9 UIS
Illinois Humanities and NPR Illinois 91.9 UIS invite you to...
Listen to "Illinois 250 on Community Voices," a special six-part series exploring Illinois connections to the 250th anniversary of the United States. It airs on Thursdays in July 2026 at 12 and 10 p.m.
- July 2: Tell Your Story
- July 4: How Illinois Became a Crossroads of American Music*
- July 9: Roads that Built a Nation
- July 16: Black Historic Sites of Illinois
- July 23: Native Sovereignty and the Declaration
- July 30: Labor Movements and Freedom of Speech
*Airs Saturday at 12 and 10 p.m.
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Illinois America 250 Commission
The Illinois America Commission Act was signed in May 2022, to prepare for our state’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and to establish an Illinois America 250 Commission to “develop, encourage, and execute an inclusive commemoration and observance of the founding of the United States of America, and Illinois' imperative role in the nation's history.”
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